Regina Community Clinic

This document is part of a literacy kit for adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a permanent brain injury that occurs while the fetus is developing during pregnancy. People with FASD have problems processing information and may struggle to understand what they hear and read.

This document is part of a literacy kit for adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a permanent brain injury that occurs during pregnancy while the fetus is developing. People with FASD have difficulty processing information and often struggle to understand what they hear and read.

This document is part of a literacy kit for adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a permanent brain injury that occurs while the fetus is developing during pregnancy. People with FASD have problems processing information and may struggle to understand what they hear and read.

This document includes 20 lesson plans developed as part of a literacy project for people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

The lesson plans are built around several themes, including money skills, the environment, safety, nutrition, and current events.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a brain injury that occurs during pregnancy, is one of the most common disabilities in today’s world. The goals of this guide are to help employers begin to understand FASD; to help reduce the stigma of FASD; and to suggest practical strategies to help adults with FASD succeed in the workplace.

This document is used in conjunction with “FASD Workplace Literacy Assessment Instructions,” which provides a means of testing the numeracy, reading, and writing skills of employees with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

This document provides a means of testing the numeracy, reading, and writing skills of employees with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

This manual grew out of a project carried out by the Regina Community Clinic in Saskatchewan, with funding from Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES). Its intended audience is the community at large, community organizations, and medical and other professionals who provide services for adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a brain injury that occurs during pregnancy.

This booklet contains three presentations that would be helpful to employers, employment counsellors or any agencies that support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a permanent brain injury that occurs during pregnancy.